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30Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Rollerski Majorca With Team United Bakeries

End of October-beginning of November. The in-between season for the most of us. Cold, rainy, and gets dark way too early. Rollerskis are packed away while the snow hasn't quite arrived yet. So, brave the rain or pull ropes on that old good SkiErg imagining it's Vasaloppet time again? Well, there is an alternative worth considering - and this story is about what you could actually do for relatively little money , but with great effect for your skiing prowess and overall well-being, including your mood. We are in Majorca, the island in the Mediterranean. Naturally, everybody heard of it and many even paid due respect to its sandy beaches and ancient culture - in the summer. Some time ago, good and entrepreneurial people of Majorca have realized , that…

06Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Because It’s Friday – And You Love Your Coach

Gear News, Newsfeed

Just because 1. it's Friday 2. you've done with your training micro-cycle and feel good about life, this world & all the humanity in it. 3. that 'peaceful, easy feeling' extends to your beloved coach, source of most of your pains, those physical especially, – and you want to do something nice for her or him. Here's something NOT for you – but for the said coach in your life: Blizwheel ESkates – foldable, futuristic and outright cool electric skates https://youtu.be/zaqGZ2bpIg0 You know what your coach would particularly appreciate, if our experience is anything to go by? Check you that dude at 02'09” trying – and, obviously, failing a decent one-foot glide? It's because he never went to that famed Supreme Higher Coaching Education Academy you've heard so much about…

06Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Science To Rescue: Our Rollerski Scraped Knees Would Heal Three Times Quicker With New Smart Bandage

Gear News, Newsfeed

How many times did you fall on rollerskis this year and scraped your knees real bad? And how many days did it take for those wounds, scrapes and lacerations to heal? Rollerskiers (and bikers, inline skaters and other brothers & sisters in pain in lower extremities) rejoice! Because researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, working jointly with Harvard Medical School and MIT, have come up a smart bandage that is meant speed up wound healing by the factor of three! At least that's what was achieved with wounded lab mice – their skin tissue regrew three times faster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d6uFlRuPZY The bandage itself is very XXI century – it consists of "electrically conductive fibers coated in a gel that can be individually loaded with infection-fighting antibiotics, tissue-regenerating growth factors, painkillers or…

05Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Meet Miss World Who Is Avid XCSkier

Newsfeed, Trivia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ0qDPjFNkX/ “Let's wrap up the rollerskiing season))” Meet Ksenia Sukhinova – former Miss World, actress, TV Host, - and avid skier & rollerskier. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPkfIARFp8_ Regular on magazine covers and with 230.00 followers in Instagram, a 30 year old Russian top model is, possibly, the sport's greatest promoter in her home country. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPuWDjTl6DE For anybody suspecting some sort of PR stunt, here's Ms. Sukhinova putting her V2 skating technique on display. https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/826806554036940801 Sukhinova was born in Khanty and grew up in Tyumen, two of the Russia's main cross skiing centers https://www.instagram.com/p/BRQdVpmhSfH/ Here's beauty tip from beauty queen: frost is the best make-up artist one could find! https://www.instagram.com/p/BPucYHKFyT1 Photo courtesy of Instagram @kseniasukhinova

26Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Same Rollerskis For Everyone In Competitions Or Different? Now We Ask World’s Best Ski Marathoners

Leaders, Newsfeed

This is Part 2 of our questionnaire: See here what rollerski marathon organizers had to say Today is a turn of some of the world's best marathoners - both on skis and rollerskis - to weigh in on the issue. Some rollerski races follow the rules of winter skis i.e. each racer performs on individually chosen and prepared skis. Others ( e.g. Blink, Allianslopper, recent Fiemme Rollerski Cup) go the opposite way: every member of the elite performs on identical rollerskis provided by a sponsor thus evening out the field somewhat What is a right way in your opinion? Which of the two options above you prefer when competing? =============================================================== Anders Aukland, Olympic & world champion, Vasaloppet winner: - If we want high-profile World Cup long distance skiers to participate , then…

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